Introduction At first glance, it may not be possible to imagine much of shingles. Unfortunately this disease is not as romantic as it sounds. If you listen around, one person might connect it with the upper body, another might connect it with the face. What exactly is shingles and can you get it somewhere else, … Shingles on the legs
What is the course of shingles on the leg? Describing the course of shingles, the first infection should be started with the first one. Often in childhood, the future patient will suffer from chickenpox. This is caused by the herpes zoster virus, which settles in the nerve roots after the disease has subsided. It often … What is the course of shingles on the leg? | Shingles on the legs
Frequency distribution Every year, about 350,000 – 400,000 people in Germany contract shingles. About two thirds of them are over 50 years old. Due to the declining performance of the body’s immune system, age is therefore the biggest risk factor. Diseases of the immune system, such as an infection with HIV, also increase the risk … Frequency distribution | Shingles on the legs
Complications With increasing age, the risk of developing so-called zoster neuralgia from shingles increases. This is nerve pain in the affected nerve that persists even though the shingles itself has long since subsided. Although this complication is not visible, it is also a severe psychological burden for the patient. This must be avoided by appropriate … Complications | Shingles on the legs
Synonym shingles Definition Shingles is an infection caused by a virus that leads to itchy and painful skin changes in various parts of the body and requires appropriate medication. Cause/Forms Herpes zoster is a subgroup of the herpes viruses. The virus is called “Human Herpesvirus-3” (HHV-3). It is estimated that about 90% of the population … Herpes Zoster
Consequences of the infection The skin of the body is covered with sensitive nerves, which are supposed to ensure the sensation of touch, pain and temperature. Larger areas of skin are supplied by a particular nerve. Each of these areas supplied by a particular nerve is marked with a letter and a number and is … Consequences of the infection | Herpes Zoster
Introduction Shingles is a skin disease that manifests itself mainly by a one-sided redness of the skin in certain areas of the skin. The redness is usually accompanied by moderate to severe pain and blisters about the size of a pinhead. Most frequently affected are people between the ages of 60 and 70, although children … Shingles in children
Therapy There is normally no special treatment for shingles in children. The intact immune system can defend itself very well against the disease and it heals by itself after some time. Nevertheless, there are always children who have a weak immune system due to other serious diseases or treatments or even a congenital defect of … Therapy | Shingles in children
Prognosis Especially in children the prognosis is good. In most cases, the disease heals on its own after less time. Nevertheless, scars can remain if the little patients scratch themselves too much, resulting in small wounds instead of blisters. Nevertheless, there is always the possibility that the disease will progress more severely, causing damage to … Prognosis | Shingles in children
At school Many children are probably already immunized, as some of them already suffer from chickenpox in kindergarten.Nevertheless, one is not allowed to go to school with a contagious disease. There are always a few children who have not yet been infected with the Varicella Zoster virus and you must never expose them to the … At school | Shingles in children
Summary Shingles is a viral disease that is very common in adults. The pathogen is the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), which belongs to the herpes virus family. Shingles is a very painful disease in which a vesicular rash is visible on the skin surface. This rash causes the pain mentioned above. Most of the time … Summary | Shingles in children
Symptoms Blepharitis is an inflammatory condition of the eyelid margins. It is often chronic, recurrent, and bilateral. Possible symptoms include: Swollen, inflamed, red, crusted, dry, sticky, peeling eyelids. Loss and growth disorders of eyelashes Burning, foreign body sensation Irritation, frequent blinking Itching Eye tears Dry eyes Sensitivity to light Visual disturbances Red eyes, conjunctivitis, corneal … Eyelid Rim Inflammation (Blepharitis)
